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Revision as of 22:21, 19 September 2018
Vikash Jaiswal | |
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| Born | Patna, Bihar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from MIT, Bulandshahar |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Director of Gametion |
Vikash Jaiswal is an Indian entrepreneur. He is the founder of Gametion and creator of Ludo King, a popular gaming app developed by Gametion for Android and iOS.[1][2][3][4]
History
Early life
Vikash Jaiswal was born in Patna, Bihar. [2]
Jaiswal pursued his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from MIT, Bulandshahar. As part of his thesis, he created a video game called ‘Eggy Boy’, which was named PCQuest magazine's ‘Game of the Month’ for July 2003. [2] In 2004, Jaiswal graduated from MIT, and moved to Mumbai. He started working as a tech lead for Indiagames Ltd. [2]
Gametion
In 2008, Jaiswal quit his job and started his own gaming company, Gametion, with an investment of ₹2.5 lakh and a team of seven. [2] Gametion originally created browser games, however it shifted into making game for Android and iOS.[2]
In October 2015, Jaiswal came up with the idea for Ludo King, after coming across a Snakes and Ladders game app. Ludo King was launched in December 2016 and has "the list since May 2017."[3] By November 2017, the game had 120 million users worldwide, of which 'around 100 million were in India, followed by Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Brazil.' [2]
Awards
Vikash Jaiswal received the Mobile & Tablet Game: Arcade/ Casual (International) in Gaming for Ludo King at the 19th FICCI FRAMES Best Animated Frames (BAF) Awards.[5][6]
References
- ^ "How a small Indian studio got 55 million downloads and 10 million DAUs in under a year". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sharma, Varda (2017-11-16). "Ludo in the big league". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ a b Shankar, Shashwati (2018-03-08). "Vikash Jaiswal: The man who developed a tired, old British board game for mobile phones". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "The growing craze for online Ludo". hindustantimes.com/. 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "FICCI FRAMES 2018 BAF Award Winners Revealed". Animation Magazine. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ BAF, FICCI. "FICCI BAF AWARDS 2018 WINNER LIST" (PDF).
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